URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
410 AM MDT TUE MAR 31 2015
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY...
.RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT TODAY.
THIS VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WINDS AND DRY
GRASSES SUCH THAT RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL OCCUR. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING WHERE WESTERLY WINDS WILL
GENERALLY GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH
SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE. INTO NEBRASKA...WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG WITH GUSTS
MAINLY BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MPH...ALTHOUGH GUST TO 30 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE PANHANDLE...AS WELL AS
NEAR THE WYOMING BORDER. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL INCREASE THIS
EVENING AND WINDS WILL GENERALLY SUBSIDE ENDING THE CRITICAL FIRE
THREAT.
NEZ311>313-WYZ310-312300-
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PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
410 AM MDT TUE MAR 31 2015
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 310...311...312 AND 313...
* WIND...WESTERLY 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AROUND 10 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
340 AM MDT TUE MAR 31 2015
...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE FOR
WYOMING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 259...297...298...AND 299...AND SOUTH
DAKOTA FIRE ZONES 260...261...262...263...264...265...AND 266...
.AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL BRING VERY
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA TODAY...WITH INCREASING
SOUTHERLY WINDS. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...ALLOWING A STRONG COLD FRONT TO MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA.
FOR TODAY...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 70S TO MID 80S
THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS NORTHEAST
WYOMING...WHERE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. FURTHER
EAST ACROSS WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS
STRONG...BUT GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING...HOWEVER POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WITH
GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 15 PERCENT
FOR WEDNESDAY.
SDZ263-265-311745-
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SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA-SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA-
340 AM MDT TUE MAR 31 2015
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 263 AND 265...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AND COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 263 SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 265 SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.
* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING NORTHWEST
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND 15
PERCENT WEDNESDAY.
* TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MID 80S TODAY...AROUND 70 WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...WILDFIRES CAN SPREAD RAPIDLY IN THE VERY DRY FUELS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
&&
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Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
355 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH
DAKOTA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256...WHICH INCLUDES EAST
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...
SDZ255-256-311700-
/O.NEW.KFSD.FW.A.0005.150401T1700Z-150402T0100Z/
LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-
355 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH
DAKOTA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256...WHICH INCLUDES EAST
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255...PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 256...PART OF EAST CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA.
* WIND...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 TO 22 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1022 AM MDT TUE MAR 31 2015
COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-011630-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
1022 AM MDT TUE MAR 31 2015
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST TODAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA
DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT AND
FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OVER 20 MPH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY
DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING EAST OF HIGHWAY 83. LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS.
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. SOME
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEST OF HIGHWAY
25...INCLUDING NORTHEAST COLORADO.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY.
$$
JTL

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1036 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015
SDZ050-057-063-011545-
GREGORY-BRULE-CHARLES MIX-
1036 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN VERY HIGH FIRE
DANGER THIS AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL
BRING AN EXTREME FIRE DANGER TO LOWER BRULE AREAS. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. FIRE
WEATHER WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN ON THURSDAY...WITH AT LEAST VERY
HIGH FIRE DANGER LIKELY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
525 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015
KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
011200-
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
525 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS MOST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THE MAJORITY OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. PRIMARILY
BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SOME STORMS
TO BECOME SEVERE...ESPECIALLY WITHIN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND EAST
OF A LINE FROM GREELEY...TO KEARNEY...TO ALMA IN SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. AT THIS TIME...THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS APPEAR TO
BE HAIL UP TO AROUND PING PONG BALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
TO AROUND 60 MPH OR HIGHER. THERE COULD ALSO BE A NARROW CORRIDOR OF
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF AT LEAST 1 TO 2 INCHES...ALTHOUGH THE
EXACT PLACEMENT OF THIS PRIMARY RAIN BAND IS STILL SOMEWHAT
UNCERTAIN.
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM GREELEY TO YORK NEBRASKA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
&&
MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS (ALL LOWERCASE)
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